I have focused great effort on improving county government accountability. In that regard, I:

• Sponsored ordinance prohibiting the county from contracting with persons who are more than 180 days late in making payments to the county on accounts of more than $25,000.
• Co-sponsored ordinance prohibiting county lobbyists from engaging in certain lobbying activities and requiring county approval for certain lobbying activities.
• Sponsored resolution establishing the Palmetto Bay Area Municipal Advisory Committee to study the feasibility of creating a new municipality in the area of Palmetto Bay.
• Sponsored false claims ordinance to deter persons from causing the county to pay claims that are false, fraudulent or inflated and providing enforcement and providing penalties/damages for the submission of false claims to the county.
• Co-sponsored legislation requiring contractors to adopt a code of business ethics prior to entering into contractual relationships with the county.
• Sponsored legislation ensuring that the county's contingency reserve funds are only used for emergencies rather than commissioner's pet projects.
• Consistently opposed requests for Seaport and Aviation promotional funds that had no connection to the Seaport or Airport.
• Created and chaired a Revenue Sharing Task Force to make recommendations for mitigating the impact of incorporation on unincorporated Miami-Dade residents.
• Worked to create a more fair and equitable method of disbursing federal funding to community organizations.
• Voted against building a second arena in downtown Miami and continue to oppose public funding to private sports facilities.
• Opposed the no-bid process for the redevelopment of Homestead Air Reserve Base.
• Continuously opposed the use of fee waivers for county services.
• Co-sponsored an ordinance reducing fraud in absentee balloting.
• Co-sponsored an ethics ordinance establishing the county's Commission on Ethics & Public Trust to enforce county and municipal laws on ethics, conflict of interest and lobbying.
• Co-sponsored legislation establishing the Office of Inspector General to provide oversight of county departments and contracts.
• Demanded an Independent Private Sector Inspector General (IPSIG) investigation of Church & Tower in a county Water and Sewer paving contract.
• Have missed only two meetings of the County Commission, both while on business for the county.
• Served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Counties and chaired its Select Committee on Telecommunications.